Japan is one of the few industrialized nations not sanctioning China for human rights abuses. The U.S. would like that to change.
China adjusts its coronavirus strategy. Make that strategies
While China pushes a complacent population toward vaccination, a health official’s suggestion to mix vaccines broaches sensitive political territory.
China Warns Japan Not to Incite Trouble Over Diaoyu Islands, Says Situation Could Escalate, Deteriorate
China’s military expansion is also expected to receive mention, a prediction China is both counting on and already working to suppress. Beijing and Tokyo have clashed over the uninhabited Diaoyu …
AP Interview: Beijing says US ‘too negative’ toward China
A top Chinese diplomat has called U.S. policy on China “too negative,” saying it highlights confrontation over cooperation …
Biden says US, Japan ‘committed to working together’ on challenges from China, North Korea
President Biden on Friday said he and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga affirmed their “ironclad support” of the U.S.-Japanese alliance, saying the two nations committed to take on challenges …
Exclusive: China Plans to Approve First Foreign Covid-19 Vaccine by July
China is planning to approve its first foreign Covid-19 vaccine before July, according to people familiar with the matter, as pressure mounts from domestic scientists and the foreign business …
Yoshihide Suga: Biden uses meeting with Japanese Prime Minister to emphasize new focus on China
President Joe Biden hosted Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House on Friday for his first in-person meeting with a foreign leader as he refocuses American foreign policy toward East Asia.
China ready for shot at snooker glory as it pushes to dominate sport
Zhao Songrui, who coaches snooker in the western city of Chengdu, said a Chinese world champion would be a “great boost” for a country that has embraced cue sports like no other. As the sport’s …
Biden hosts Japanese PM Suga as U.S. works to counter increasingly assertive China
President Joe Biden hosted Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House on Friday in his first in-person meeting with a world leader since he took office. Biden’s decision to host Suga …
China’s vice premier, U.S. climate envoy Kerry discuss climate cooperation: Xinhua
Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng and U.S. climate envoy John Kerry met via video link on Friday, with both sides expressing willingness to cooperate on climate change, Chinese state news agency Xinhua …